About Us
The Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows (IEEF) is a world-leading physical sciences research institute at the University of Cambridge. Our highly interdisciplinary team includes academics, post-docs, PhD students, and part III students from across university departments including Earth Sciences, Chemistry, Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Engineering, and Chemical Engineering.
Mission
The institute’s mission is to conduct fundamental scientific research that tackles critical challenges related to energy supply, storage, and usage, along with environmental impact. To address this broad range of complex issues, we employ a combination of experimental and theoretical modelling, grounded primarily in the principles of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and surface science.
Our strength lies in our highly interdisciplinary nature; the institute offers a unique space for expert mathematicians, physicists, chemists, earth scientists, and engineers to work together to shed light on some of the world’s most pressing issues. We believe this is a crucial advantage due to the inherently multi-faceted nature of the problems we are trying to solve.
Research
Research at the IEEF spans a diverse range of topics, united by a shared motivation: to address real-world challenges and fundamental scientific knowledge gaps through rigorous academic inquiry.
We host a wide range of researchers at the institute, from undergraduate students to highly established professors, in a friendly atmosphere that fosters conversation and collaboration. We offer annual fully-funded PhD scholarships and are always interested to hear from researchers who would like to join us or to learn from us. If you are interested in working or studying at the IEEF, please see our list of available roles and projects or contact the relevant member of staff.
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